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Justice and Jurisprudence
"We worship thee, God of our fathers, our covenant God and Father. We bless thee for all of truth and of righteousness embodied in the Constitution and laws of this republic. We thank thee for the faith of the fathers, and for the faith and piety and patriotism and wisdom of their sons. We bless thee for the rich heritage of freedom coming to us, and we thank thee, O God, that in all our history, thou hast guided and defended us."—Id.
To Their Excellencies, the President and Vice-President of the United States of America; to the Honorable, the Governors of the States; to the illustrious Representatives of the American people, who desire the favor of the Almighty, and are awake to the honor and interest of the nation, whose measures and movements have been marked by a patriotic , sincere, steady, and active support of the soundest principles of constitutional liberty, and whose careers have exhibited that calm and unyielding determination which is always the fruit of mature thought and strong principle; to the Judges, Federal and State, the most glorious prerogative of whose exalted calling is to ensure the triumph of justice over violence, law over anarchy, and freedom over oppression; and to the Public Press and Clergy of America, to whom the nation looks with loyal trust, as the appointed guardians of the true interests of the country, "Justice and Jurisprudence," an Inquiry concerning the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, is humbly dedicated, by "The Brotherhood of Liberty of the United States," in the sincere hope that it may, in some measure, aid them in the fulfilment of their noble mission.
They beg leave to submit herewith some reasons and considerations which have emboldened them to undertake this matter. They apprehend that the official and non-official representatives to whom they dedicate this work are not wholly irresponsible for the present condition of civil rights, and they hereby invoke their aid, believing them the fittest and best qualified to assist in the great work of firmly establishing the future legal status of
